Where does “clairvoyance” come from?
Clairvoyance comes from French clairvoyance, combining clair (clear) and voyance (sight), literally meaning clear sight or vision.
clairvoyance (English): The power to see the future
Definitions
- The power to see the future
Ancestry of “clairvoyance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | clairvoyance | clairvoyance |
| 2 | French | voyance | The apparent power to perceive things that are... |
| 3 | French | voyant | present participle of voir; clairvoyant; showy,... |
| 4 | French | voir | to see; please |
| 5 | Middle French | veoir | to see |
| 6 | Old French | vëoir | Alternative form of veoir; to see |
| 7 | Old French | vedeir | Alternative form of veoir |
| 8 | Latin | videō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | widēō | see |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |